Pīkitai ki he Sīpinga Kuo Tā ʻe Sīsuú
“Kuó u tā atu ha sīpinga maʻamoutolu. Ko e meʻa naʻá ku fai kiate kimoutolú, mou faʻifaʻitaki leva ki ai.”—SIONE 13:15, Ko e Kōsipeli ʻe Fā.
1. Ko e hā ko ha sīpinga ai ʻa Sīsū ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
ʻI HE kotoa ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ko e tokotaha pē kuó ne moʻui ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí ʻo ʻikai haʻane angahala. Ko Sīsū ia. Tuku kehe ʻa Sīsū, “ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku taʻe hia.” (1 Tuʻi 8:46; Loma 3:23) ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá, ʻoku vakai ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní kia Sīsū ko ha sīpinga haohaoa ia ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi Nīsani 14, 33 T.S., ki muʻa siʻi pē peá ne pekiá, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū tonu ki hono kau muimuí ke nau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kuó u tā atu ha sīpinga maʻamoutolu. Ko e meʻa naʻá ku fai kiate kimoutolú, mou faʻifaʻitaki leva ki ai.” (Sione 13:15, KF) ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e pō fakaʻosi ko iá, naʻe lave ai ʻa Sīsū ki ha ngaahi founga ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke feinga ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke hangē ko iá. ʻI he kupu ko ení, te tau lāulea ai ki he niʻihi ʻo kinautolu.
Ko e Fiemaʻu ke Anga-Fakatōkilalo
2, 3. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa Sīsū ko ha sīpinga haohaoa ia ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló?
2 ʻI he taimi naʻe ekinaki ai ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ke nau muimui ʻi he sīpinga naʻá ne taá, naʻá ne lea tautefito fekauʻaki mo e anga-fakatōkilaló. Lahi hake ʻi he tuʻo tahá, naʻá ne akonakiʻi ai ʻa hono kau muimuí ke nau anga-fakatōkilalo, pea ʻi he poʻuli hifo ʻo Nīsani 14, naʻá ne fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa ʻene anga-fakatōkilaló ʻaki hono fufulu ʻa e vaʻe ʻo ʻene kau ʻapositoló. Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Sīsū: “Kapau leva kuó u tafitafiʻi ʻe au homou vaʻé, ka ko e faiako au mo e ʻEiki, pea mou fai pehē ai pē mo kimoutolu kiate kimoutolu.” (Sione 13:14, KF) ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne tala ange ki heʻene kau ākongá ke nau muimui ʻi he sīpinga naʻá ne taá. Pea ko ha sīpinga lelei ē ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló!
3 ʻOku tala mai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá kiate kitautolu ʻi he ki muʻa ko ia ke ʻalu hifo ki he māmaní, ko Sīsuú naʻe “ʻafio ʻi he anga ʻo e ʻOtua.” Ka neongo ia, naʻá ne fakamasivesivaʻi ʻe ia ia pea hoko ko ha tangata māʻulalo. ʻIkai ngata aí, “naa ne fakamoulaloaʻi ia, bea talagofua ki he mate, io, ae mate i he akau.” (Filipai 2:6-8, PM) Fakakaukau atu ange ki aí. Ko Sīsū, ʻa e tokotaha māʻolunga taha hono ua ʻi he ʻunivēsí, naʻá ne loto-lelei ke hoko ʻo māʻulalo ange ʻi he kau ʻāngeló, ke ʻaloʻi mai ko ha kiʻi pēpē taʻeʻiai ha tokoni, ke tupu hake ʻo fakamoʻulaloa ki ha ongo mātuʻa taʻehaohaoa, pea fakaʻosí ke pekia hangē ha tokotaha faihia fehiʻanekinaʻí. (Kolose 1:15, 16; Hepelu 2:6, 7) He anga-fakatōkilalo lahi ē! ʻOku malava ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he “loto” peheé pea fakatupulekina ha “loto agavaivai”? (Filipai 2:3-5, PM) ʻIo, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke faingofua.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke loto-pōlepolé, ka ko e hā ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻa e loto-pōlepolé?
4 Ko e fehangahangai ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló ko e loto-pōlepolé. (Palovepi 6:16-19) Naʻe taki atu ʻa e loto-pōlepolé ki he paʻulu ʻa Sētané. (1 Timote 3:6) ʻOku faiaka ngofua ia ʻi he loto ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻi heʻene ʻi aí pē, ʻoku faingataʻa ke toe toʻo ia. ʻOku pōlepole ʻa e kakaí koeʻuhi ko honau fonuá, ko honau matakalí, ko ʻenau ngaahi koloá, ko ʻenau akó, ko ʻenau ngaahi lavameʻa fakaemāmaní, ko honau tuʻunga fakasōsialé, ko honau fōtungá, ko ʻenau lavameʻa ʻi he sipotí, mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe lahi. Neongo ia, ʻoku halaʻatā ha taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻe mahuʻinga kia Sihova. (1 Kolinito 4:7) Pea kapau ʻoku nau fakatupunga kitautolu ke tau pōlepole, ʻoku nau maumauʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo iá. “Ko e maʻolunga ʻa Sihova, ka ʻoku ne tokaʻi ʻa e maʻulalo: ka ko e mahiki ʻoku nau feʻiloaki mamaʻo.”—Sāme 138:6; Palovepi 8:13.
Anga-Fakatōkilalo he Lotolotonga Hotau Fanga Tokouá
5. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau anga-fakatōkilaló?
5 Naʻa mo ʻetau ngaahi tokoni ki he ngaahi lavameʻa ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau pōlepole; pea ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke pehē mo hotau ngaahi fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (1 Kalonikali 29:14; 1 Timote 6:17, 18) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e mamafa ange hotau ngaahi fatongiá, ko e lahi ange ia ʻo e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻi aí. Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he kau mātuʻá ke ʻoua te nau “fakafieʻeiki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻi he tofiʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ka ke hoko ko e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he tākangá.” (1 Pita 5:3, NW) ʻOku fakanofo ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau hoko ko e kau sevāniti mo e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, ʻikai ko ha ngaahi ʻeiki mo e kau pule.—Luke 22:24-26; 2 Kolinito 1:24.
6. ʻI he ngaahi tafaʻaki fē ʻo e moʻui faka-Kalisitiané ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau anga-fakatōkilaló?
6 ʻOku ʻikai ko e kau mātuʻá pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau anga-fakatōkilaló. Ki he kau tangata kei siʻi angé, ʻa ia ʻoku nau pōlepoleʻaki nai ʻenau ʻatamai vave angé mo sino mālohi ange ʻi hono fakahoa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku motuʻa angé, naʻe tohi ʻe Pita: “Mou noʻo kotoa pe ʻaki ʻa e fefakavaivaiʻaki: he ʻoku tali tekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e ʻafungi, ka ʻoku ne foaki kelesi ki he angavaivai.” (1 Pita 5:5) ʻIo, ko e anga-fakatōkilalo hangē ko Kalaisí ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia ki he tokotaha kotoa. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo ke malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí, tautefito ʻi he fetaulaki mo e taʻemahuʻingaʻiá pe fakafilí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo ke tali ʻa e akonakí pe ke ʻai ke faingofua ʻetau moʻuí koeʻuhi ke fakalahi atu ʻetau kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo pea pehē ki he loto-toʻa mo e tui ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau kātekina ai ʻa hono fakamāʻulaloʻi fakahāhā kitá, ngaahi ʻohofi fakalaó, pe fakatanga fakamālohí.—1 Pita 5:6.
7, 8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau fakatupulekina ai ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló?
7 ʻE lava fēfē ʻe ha taha ke ne ikuʻi ʻa e loto-pōlepolé pea ʻai ia ke ne “loto agavaivai ke fetoutou femahalo lelei aki hake taki taha ki hono kaiga” ʻiate ia? (Filipai 2:3, PM) ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ne vakai kiate ia hangē ko e vakai kiate ia ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakakaukau totonú ʻi heʻene pehē: “Mo kimoutolu; neongo kuo mou fai kotoa pe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tuʻutuʻuni atu, ka mou pehe, Ko e kau tamaioʻeiki taeʻaonga ai pe kimautolu, kuo mau fai pe ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonu ke mau fai.” (Luke 17:10) Manatuʻi, ʻoku halaʻatā ha meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fakahoa ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú. Neongo ia, naʻe anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa Sīsū.
8 ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku malava ke tau kole ki he tokoni ʻa Sihová ke fakatupulekina ha vakai totonu kiate kitautolu. ʻOku malava ke tau lotu hangē ko e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ke ke ako kiate au ae fakamau lelei moe faa ilo: he oku ou tui ki hoo gaahi fekau.” (Sāme 119:66, PM) ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau fakatupu ha vakai lelei mo mafamafatatau kiate kitautolu, pea te ne tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻi heʻetau fakakaukau fakatōkilaló. (Palovepi 18:12) Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia te ne hakeakiʻi ia ʻe fakavaivaiʻi: pea ko ia te ne fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻe hakeakiʻi.”—Mātiu 23:12.
Ko ha Vakai Totonu ki he Tonú mo e Halá
9. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sīsū ki he tonú mo e halá?
9 Neongo ʻa e nofo ʻi he taʻu ʻe 33 ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai taʻehaohaoá, naʻe kei ‘ʻikai [pē] ha angahala’ ia ʻa Sīsū. (Hepelu 4:15) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi he kikite fekauʻaki mo e Mīsaiá, naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Oku ke ofa ki he maonioni, bea fehia ki he agahala.” (Sāme 45:7, PM; Hepelu 1:9) ʻI he meʻá ni foki ʻoku feinga ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke faʻifaʻitaki ai kia Sīsū. ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻenau fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e tonú mei he halá; ʻoku nau fehiʻa ʻi he meʻa ʻoku halá pea ʻofa ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tonú. (Emosi 5:15) ʻOku tokoniʻi ʻe he meʻá ni kinautolu ke nau talitekeʻi ʻenau ngaahi hehema angahalaʻia naʻa nau tupu mo iá.—Senesi 8:21; Loma 7:21-25.
10. Kapau ʻoku tau fai taʻefakatomala ʻa e “ngāue kovi,” ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau ʻoku tau fakahāhaá?
10 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ki he Fālesi ko Nikotīmasí: “ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku ngaue kovi ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he maama, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne haʻu ki he maama, naʻa ʻilonga ʻene ngaahi ngaue. Ka ko ia ʻoku ne feia ʻa e moʻoni ʻoku ne haʻu ki he maama, koeʻuhi ke eʻa ʻene ngaahi ngaue, he kuo fai ia ʻi he ʻOtua.” (Sione 3:20, 21) Fakakaukau atu angé: Naʻe fakahaaʻi fakapapauʻi ʻe Sione ʻa Sīsū ko e “maama moʻonia, ʻa ia ʻoku ne huluhulu ʻa e tangata taki taha.” (Sione 1:9, 10) Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kapau ʻoku tau fai ʻa e “ngāue kovi”—ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hala mo taʻefakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá—ʻoku tau fehiʻa ki he māmá. ʻE lava ke ke sioloto atu ki he fehiʻa ʻia Sīsū mo e meʻa ʻokú ne poupouʻí? Ka, ko e tuʻunga ia ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e angahala taʻefakatomalá. Mahalo pē ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakakaukau pehē kinautolu, ka ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku fakakaukau pehē mai ʻa Sīsū ia.
Founga ke Fakatupulekina Ai ʻa e Vakai ʻa Sīsū ki he Tonú mo e Halá
11. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻú ka tau fakatupulekina ʻa e vakai ʻa Sīsū ki he tonú mo e halá?
11 ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻu ha mahino māʻalaʻala fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku tonú pea mo e meʻa ʻoku halá mei he anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihová. ʻOku tau toki maʻu pē ʻa e mahino ko iá mei hano ako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he heʻetau kumi ki ha ako peheé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lotu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe lotuʻaki ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Fakaha kiate au, E Jihova, ho gaahi hala; ako kiate au ho gaahi haeleaga.” (Sāme 25:4, PM) Kae kehe, manatuʻi, ko Sētané ʻoku kākā. (2 Kolinito 11:14) ʻE lava ke ne fakakeheʻi ʻa e halá pea ʻai ia ke hā totonu ki ha Kalisitiane taʻetokanga. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakalaulauloto loloto ki he meʻa ʻoku tau akó pea tokanga lelei ki he akonaki “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Ko e ako, lotu mo fakalaulauloto ki he meʻa ʻoku tau akó te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau tupu ʻo matuʻotuʻa pea hoko ʻo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻa ia “fakafou ʻi hono ngāueʻakí ko ʻenau ngaahi mafai fakaefakakaukaú kuo akoʻi ai ke nau fakafaikehekeheʻi fakatouʻosi ʻa e tonú mo e halá.” (Hepelu 5:14, NW) Te tau hehema leva ai ke fehiʻa ki he halá pea ʻofa ki he tonú.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki Fakatohitapu ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua ʻe maumau-lao?
12 Kapau ʻoku tau fehiʻa ki he halá, ʻe ʻikai ke tau fakaʻatā ke tupu ʻi hotau lotó ha holi ki he ngaahi meʻa fehālaakí. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi hili ʻa e pekia ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “ʻOua te mou ʻofa ki mamani, ʻumaʻā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani. Ka ʻofa ʻe ha taha ki mamani ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he Tamai. He ko e meʻa katoa ʻoku ʻi mamani, ʻa e holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui, ʻoku ʻikai mei he Tamai ia, ka ʻoku mei mamani.”—1 Sione 2:15, 16.
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ha ʻofa ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmaní? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakatupulekina ha ʻofa ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmaní?
13 ʻE fakaʻuhinga nai ha niʻihi ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai ke hala ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he māmaní. Naʻa mo ia, ko e māmaní mo hono ngaahi fakaʻofoʻofá ʻe lavangofua ke ne fakaleluʻi kitautolu mei he tauhi kia Sihová. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmaní ʻoku faʻufaʻu ke ne tohoakiʻi kitautolu ke ofi ange ai ki he ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, kapau ʻoku fakatupunga ke tau ʻofa ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi he māmaní, naʻa mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke halá, ʻoku tau ʻi ha ʻalunga fakatuʻutāmaki. (1 Timote 6:9, 10) Ko e taha, ko e lahi ʻo e meʻa ʻi he māmaní ʻoku kovi moʻoni pea ʻe lava ke ne fakameleʻi kitautolu. Kapau ʻoku tau mamata ʻi he ngaahi faiva pe polokalama televīsone ʻa ia ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e fakamālohí, tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié, pe ʻulungāanga taʻetaau fakafehokotaki fakasinó, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻo ala tali ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá—pea hoko leva ai ʻo fakatauele. Kapau ʻoku tau feohi mo e kakai ʻa ia ko ʻenau mahuʻingaʻia tefitó ʻoku ʻi hono fakaleleiʻi ʻenau sīpinga moʻuí pe fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie fakapisinisí, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ʻo mahuʻinga tefito kiate kitautolu foki.—Mātiu 6:24; 1 Kolinito 15:33.
14 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he Folofola ʻa Sihová, ko e “holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui” ʻe mole lahi ai ʻenau manakoá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, kapau ʻoku tau feohi mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá, te tau hoko ʻo hangē ko kinautolú, ʻo ʻofa ʻi he meʻa ʻoku nau ʻofa aí pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he meʻa ʻoku nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí.—Sāme 15:4; Palovepi 13:20.
15. Hangē ko ia ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo Sīsuú, ʻe lava fēfē ke fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní pea fehiʻa ki he maumau-laó?
15 Ko e fehiʻa ʻi he maumau-laó pea ʻofa ʻi he māʻoniʻoní naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Sīsū ke hanganaki sio ki he “fiefia naʻe tala humaki kiate ia.” (Hepelu 12:2) ʻE lava ke hoko kia kitautolu ʻa e meʻa tatau. ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi “ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke mole ʻa mamani mo ʻene holi aʻana.” Ko ha fiefia pē ʻoku lava ke ʻomai ʻe he māmani ko ení ʻoku fakataimi pē ia. Kae kehe, “ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengata.” (1 Sione 2:17) Koeʻuhi naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ai ʻa e hala ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá. (1 Sione 5:13) ʻOfa ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kotoa kiate ia pea maʻu ʻaonga mei heʻene anga-tonú.
Fehangahangai mo e Fakatangá
16. Ko e hā naʻe ekinaki ai ʻa Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ke nau feʻofaʻakí?
16 Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e toe founga ʻe taha ʻe faʻifaʻitaki ai kiate ia ʻa ʻene kau ākongá, ʻo pehē: “Ko eni ia ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni aʻaku, Ke mou feʻofaʻaki, ʻo hangē ko e ʻofa ne u fai kiate kimoutolu.” (Sione 15:12, 13, 17) ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ke ʻofa ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi honau fanga tokouá. ʻI he taimi ko ʻení, naʻe fakakaukau tefito ai ʻa Sīsū ki he tāufehiʻa te nau fehangahangai mo ia mei he māmaní. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kapau ʻoku fehiʻa ʻa māmani kiate kimoutolu, . . . ʻOku ʻikai ha tamaioʻeiki ʻe lahi ʻi heʻene ʻeiki. Kapau kuo nau fakatangaʻi au, te nau fakatangaʻi ʻa kimoutolu foki.” (Sione 15:18, 20) ʻIo, naʻa mo honau fakatangaʻí, ʻoku hangē ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ko Sīsuú. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke nau fakatupulekina ha haʻi mālohi mo e ʻofa ke tokoniʻi ai kinautolu ke nau matuʻuaki ʻa e tāufehiʻa ko iá.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻa e māmaní ʻi he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní?
17 Ko e hā ʻe fehiʻa ai ʻa e māmaní ʻi he kau Kalisitiané? Koeʻuhi ʻi he hangē ko Sīsuú, “ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻo māmāni.” (Sione 17:14, 16) ʻOku nau tuʻu-ʻatā ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakakautaú mo fakapolitikalé, pea ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú, ʻo ʻapasiaʻi ʻa e toputapu ʻo e moʻuí pea tauhi ki ha tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāanga māʻolunga. (Ngāue 15:28, 29; 1 Kolinito 6:9-11) Ko ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻa tefitó ʻoku fakalaumālie, ʻo ʻikai fakamatelie. ʻOku nau nofo ʻi he māmaní, kae hangē ko e tohi ʻa Paulá, ʻoku ʻikai te nau ‘ʻosiki ia.’ (1 Kolinito 7:31) Ko e moʻoni, kuo fakahaaʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e leleiʻia ki he ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ha ngaahi fakangaloku ke feinga ki he leleiʻiá pe ko hono talí. Ko hono olá, ko e tokolahi taha ʻi he māmaní ʻoku ʻikai te nau mahinoʻi kinautolu, pea ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻia kinautolu.
18, 19. ʻI he muimui ki he sīpinga ʻa Sīsuú, ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakaleleiʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e fakafepakí mo e fakatangá?
18 Naʻe sio tonu ʻa e kau ʻapositolo ʻa Sīsuú ki he tāufehiʻa lahi ʻa e māmaní ʻi he taimi naʻe puke ai mo tāmateʻi ʻa Sīsuú, pea naʻa nau sio ki he anga hono fakaleleiʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tāufehiʻa ko iá. Naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau fakafepaki fakalotu ʻo Sīsuú ke puke ia, ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní. Naʻe feinga ʻa Pita ke maluʻi ia ʻaki ha heletā, ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kia Pita: “Fakafoki hoʻo heletā ki hono tuʻunga: he ʻilonga kinautolu ʻoku ala ki he heletā te nau mate heletā.” (Mātiu 26:52; Luke 22:50, 51) ʻI he ngaahi taimi ki muʻá, naʻe tauʻi ʻaki ai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e heletaá ʻa honau ngaahi filí. Neongo ia, ʻi he taimi ko ení naʻe kehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe “ʻikai ʻo e maama ko eni” pea ʻikai hano ngaahi kauʻāfonua fakapuleʻanga ke maluʻi. (Sione 18:36) ʻE vave ke hoko ʻa Pita ko e konga ʻo ha puleʻanga fakalaumālie, ʻa ia ko hono ngaahi mēmipá te nau hoko ko e kau tangataʻifonua ʻi hēvani. (Kaletia 6:16; Filipai 3:20, 21) Mei ai ʻo faai mai ai, ʻe fakaleleiʻi ʻe he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ʻa e tāufehiʻá mo e fakatangá ʻi he founga naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú—ʻo taʻemanavahē kae fakamelino. Te nau tuku ʻi he loto-falala ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ki he nima ʻo Sihová pea falala kiate ia ki he mālohi ke kātakí.—Luke 22:42.
19 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muí, naʻe tohi ai ʻe Pita: “Naʻe kataki mamahi ʻa Kalaisi foki koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu, ʻo ne tuku ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kiate kimoutolu, ke mou muimui ofi, ʻo topuvaʻe taha mo ia. . . . ʻi hono leakovia naʻe ʻikai te ne tali ʻaki ha leakovi; ʻi hono ngaohikoviʻi naʻe ʻikai te ne fakamana; ka ne tuku ia kiate ia ʻoku fakamāu totonu.” (1 Pita 2:21-23) Hangē tofu pē ko e meʻa naʻe fakatokanga ʻe Sīsuú, kuo hokosia ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e fakatanga kakaha ʻi he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú. Kuo nau muimui fakatouʻosi ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí pea ʻi hotau taimí, ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú pea fokotuʻu hake ha lēkooti fakaofo ʻo e kātaki faitōnunga, ʻi hono fakahāhā ko e kau tauhi anga-tonu melino kinautolu. (Fakahā 2:9, 10) ʻOfa ke tau fai tāutaha ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe fiemaʻu ai iá.—2 Timote 3:12.
“Mou ʻAi Muʻa ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi”
20-22. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hanga ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻo ‘ʻai ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisí’?
20 Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Lomá: “Mou ʻai muʻa ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi; pea ʻoua naʻa tokonaki ki he kakano ke kanoni ʻene ngaahi holi.” (Loma 13:14) ʻOku ʻai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa Sīsū, hangē ko e laú, ʻo hangē ha kofú. ʻOku nau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki ki hono ngaahi ʻulungāangá mo e tōʻongá ki ha tuʻunga ʻoku nau hoko ai ko ha tapuaʻanga—naʻa mo e ʻi heʻenau taʻehaohaoá—ʻa honau ʻEikí.—1 Tesalonaika 1:6.
21 ʻE lava ke tau lavameʻa ʻi hono ‘ʻai ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisí’ kapau ʻoku tau hoko ʻo maheni mo e moʻui ʻa e ʻEikí pea feinga ke moʻui ʻo hangē ko ʻene moʻuí. ʻOku tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻene anga-fakatōkilaló, ko ʻene ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní, ko ʻene fehiʻa ki he maumau-laó, ko ʻene ʻofa ki hono fanga tokouá, ko e ʻikai te ne ʻo e māmaní pea mo ʻene kātekina anga-kātaki ʻa e faingataʻá. ʻOku ʻikai te tau ‘tokonaki ki he ngaahi holi ʻa e kakanó’—ʻa ia, ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻai ko ʻetau taumuʻa tefito ia ʻi he moʻuí ʻa hono aʻusia ʻo e ngaahi taumuʻa fakamāmaní pe ko hono fakatōliʻa ʻa e ngaahi holi fakakakanó. ʻI hono kehé, ʻi hono fai ha fili pe fakaleleiʻi ha palopalemá, ʻoku tau ʻeke: ‘Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ko ení? Ko e hā te ne loto ke u faí?’
22 Fakaʻosí, ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻi he hanganaki femoʻuekina ʻi hono “malangaʻaki ʻa e Kosipeli.” (Mātiu 4:23; 1 Kolinito 15:58) ʻI he founga foki ko ení, ʻoku muimui ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he sīpinga naʻe tā ʻe Sīsuú, pea ʻe lāulea ʻa e kupu hokó ki he founga ko iá.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke anga-fakatōkilalo ha Kalisitiané?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakatupulekina ha vakai totonu ki he tonú mo e halá?
• ʻI he founga fē ʻoku faʻifaʻitaki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané kia Sīsū ʻi hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e fakafepakí mo e fakatangá?
• ʻOku malava fēfē ke ‘ʻai ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisí?’
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 7]
Naʻe tā ʻe Sīsū ha sīpinga haohaoa ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8]
Ko e tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo e moʻui ʻa ha Kalisitiane, ʻo kau ai ʻa e malangá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
ʻE lava ke ʻai ʻe Sētane ʻa e fakafiefia taʻetotonú ke hā ngali ala tali ia ki ha Kalisitiane
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Ko e ʻofa ʻa hotau fanga tokouá te ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ʻi he fakafepakí